Regulatory oversight training will improve safety standards in trucking industry, province says
The Manitoba government plans to improve truck driver safety, training and retention in the industry by implementing recommendations made in an independent report, it said.
The report, by professional services MNP and commissioned by a joint government-industry steering committee, made more than 40 recommendations and was published nearly a year ago.
The government plans to start addressing the recommendations by streamlining regulatory oversight training to improve safety standards in the trucking industry, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Lisa Naylor said in a news release on Friday.
Training for truck drivers operates through the Mandatory Entry-Level Training and the Private Vocational Institution programs, which are separately regulated by the Drivers and Vehicles Act and Private Vocational Institutions Act and have different oversight framework, curriculum and standards.
Public safety
Naylor said a single regulatory oversight framework will enhance both driver and public safety by improving the regulation, monitoring of training standards, testing and outcomes.
She said driver training schools will benefit from this streamlined initiative because it will help provide the “highest quality training possible” for the industry’s next generation of workers.
Aaron Dolyniuk, executive director with the Manitoba Trucking Association, was one of many stakeholders involved with the joint government-industry steering committee. He wasn’t immediately available to comment. However, in the release he said, the report recognizes the need to improve professional driver training outcomes and that a regulatory oversight body is a “solid first step.”
Other recommendations in the report focus on implementing inclusive and diverse recruitment strategies targeted at hiring women, Indigenous people and youth.
The report also recommends more resources to enforce truck driver training standards, limiting the number of licence testing attempts before mandatory re-training is required and establishing graduated licensing to include a minimum period of on-the-job training before achieving a Class 1 licence.
Researchers based these recommendations for Manitoba on the ways other provinces such as Quebec, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Ontario, implement recruitment, retention and training practices.
Michael Arpin, a trucker based in Lac du Bonnet, about 115 km northeast of Winnipeg, said he has many concerns around safety in the industry.
“Trucking has turned into such a dysfunctional nightmare, it’s unbelievable,” said Arpin, who has been working in the industry for decades.
He said trucking companies and dispatchers often tell drivers to continue driving despite problems with trucks. He said they should have the same licence and training as drivers and also be held accountable.
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